District of Columbia Statutes
§ 7-144 — Construction.
District of Columbia § 7-144
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.
Ch. 1Public Health.
Subch. IIPrevention of Spread of Communicable Diseases.
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D.C. Code § 7-144 (2026).
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Each and every provision of this subchapter shall be constructed liberally in aid of the powers vested in the public authorities looking to the protection of the public health, comfort, and welfare and not by way of limitation.
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Legislative History
Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601, § 14; Aug. 8, 1946, 60 Stat. 922, ch. 871, § 2; Oct. 11, 1963, 77 Stat. 246, Pub. L. 88-137, § 1
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